A piece of work
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When we say, He/ She is a piece of work, is it a positive comment or a negative one or could it be both?
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org/dictionary/english/a-piece-of-work ). They add that "a nasty piece of work" is usual in the US. I am in the US, and I agree with that, but the bare "piece of work" can refer to an oddball like Clint Howard—not strictly pejorative with a touch of grudging admiration for strangeness.
- org/dictionary/english/a-piece-of-work ).
- They add that "a nasty piece of work" is usual in the US.
- I am in the US, and I agree with that, but the bare "piece of work" can refer to an oddball like Clint Howard—not strictly pejorative with a touch of grudging admiration for strangeness.
- In any event, I wouldn't call it praise.
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Cambridge has it "a very unkind or unpleasant person" ( https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/a-piece-of-work ). They add that "a nasty piece of work" is usual in the US. I am in the US, and I agree with that, but the bare "piece of work" can refer to an oddball
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